Pirate King

The Pirate King

There was a new pirate crew that was taking over every town they went through, and it was finally your villages' turn. Everyone in town was scared out of their wits. You heard of their ruthlessness and the power they possessed. The pirate king was also a wizard -- rumors had it that he had a magic wand and was not afraid to use it. You heard stories that the members were all extremely lovely, so unnaturally beautiful-- and they all have icy blue eyes thanks to the magic that ran through their veins. They've leveled and destroyed towns, creating mayhem wherever they landed with their decked out pirate ship. After they took over the first town, many came to challenge and help the innocent victims that were affected. But Ateez kept defeating them. They were building their own little kingdom, calling their subjects ATINY-- a mash-up of their name and their word destiny. They said that it was destiny that they had this much power, so they took their take over seriously. Ateez was a super small group compared to the rest of evil pirates out there, and yet they kept winning. You did your best not to show your fear to your family since they were deathly afraid of pirates. You went to work at the bar you worked at as a bartender, starting your shift late at night."Y/N, they should be docking any time soon. I'm terrified! Oh, I hope the Gods are merciful, and they get shipwrecked," your co-worker Roselia said."Rosy! Don't say that. Even if they're the worst, we shouldn't wish death upon them," you replied as you wiped the counter. Suddenly, you heard a lot of screaming from the outside of the bar. You saw people running in every direction, and you saw bluish-white sparks of magic hitting against the houses. Blue fire started to spread across the houses, but nothing burned down. Chaos erupted, and you stood there frozen as you heard the loud marching from Ateez and their chaotic battle cry against the villagers. The doors of the bar whipped opened, and you saw eight figures come through it."Everyone GET OUT!" the boy with the wand said to the place. Everyone scurried out, and you gathered your things to leave as well. You turned to leave the bar when a tall, blonde-haired boy stepped in front of you."Hold on," he said smirking. "You don't get to leave." He grabbed you from the elbow and threw you to your knees in front of who you guessed was their leader."Yunho, who is this girl? And why did you placed her in front of me?" the leader asked, looking bored as he examined his wand."She's the bartender, Joong. She'll know where we can get food, as well as a place to stay that isn't rocking back in forth with the waves. I'm tired of hearing Wooyoung vomit every night from his seasickness," Yunho retorted back. You avoided eye contact with any of the members. The leader came close to you and lifted your chin with his wand."She is a pretty one," Joong said."Uh, guys. I just want to set the record straight; I don't vomit every night because of rocking! It's due to Seonghwa's horrible cooking." a member with lavender-haired interrupted loudly."Wooyoung, please. How can you call yourself a pirate if you can't even stand the sea?" a light brown-haired prince looking boy said. The rest of the members snickered at the joke, and Wooyoungs' face reddened. A raven-haired boy gave a death stare to Wooyoung, and you guessed that he was Seonghwa."Everyone, SHUT UP," the leader said. He was still observing you, and you kept eye contact with him the entire time. It was unnerving to see his icy blue eyes at first, but after a while, you were enchanted by them."She's not afraid of us, Hongjoong. This is a first," the raven-haired boy said."Mhhm. She's fascinating me, Seonghwa. Maybe we could use a girl around to help you with the cooking," Hongjoong said, straightening himself and walking towards Yunho. The rest of the boys snickered at the joke their leader made. Hongjoong began to circle you, and all the boys stood silently watching you. "Are you going to kill me?" you asked. You craned your neck to look back at Hongjoong. He froze and gave you a menacing look. "No one has ever spoken to me unless I want them to," Hongjoong said. He rushed to you and placed his wand at the back of your head. "Any last words?" he snickered. "No. Just do it," you said in an even tone. It was a wonder that your voice didn't crack. You started to tremble, and you closed your eyes--a vision appearing instantly. The icy blue eyes shone in the darkness the moment you shut them, blue flames inside of the irises. The blue flames turned into red eyes with red flames, but you didn't flinch once. "Yunho, go with the girl. Make sure she doesn't escape and doesn't communicate with anyone," Hongjoong suddenly said, lowering his wand. "Stand up." You stood up slowly, and you opened your eyes. The same blue eyes were staring at you-- he knew what you saw."You are to bring us enough food to feed eight people, and find lodging fit for a king. Do you understand?" He raised your chin again with his wand, staring intensely into your eyes with icy eyes. You nodded your head and walked out the bar-- with Yunho close behind."Have you lived here all your life?" Yunho asked sweetly. Astonished by his sudden change in demeanor, you stopped walking and looked at him."You-you're allowed to talk to the prisoner?" you asked him. He smiled, sweetly at you and petted your head. "You are not our prisoner. What is your name, my sweet?""Y/N." You quickened your pace to the restaurant down the street. You hope that he wouldn't talk to you again. His long legs matched your pace, and he giggled."Y/n is walking so quickly, are you afraid of me?" Yunho asked."You heard what Seonghwa said. I'm not afraid," you said. You walked in the restaurant and told the boss their demands. You instructed them to bring a buffet and to deliver it to the bar within the hour. Then you walked out again, with Yunho at your heels. This time you walked quickly to the most prominent house in the village, a villa looking out to the sea. It has been abandoned for years, so you wouldn't have to kick out any family to the curb for them."This is beautiful," Yunho said in awe. You didn't bother to look at him as you tried to push the heavy door open. It budged only a smidge, and then Yunho carefully grabbed you from the shoulders, guiding you to stand further away from the door. He playfully rubbed your head, which messed up your hair."Aaargh!" you said, trying to push him back. He barely moved an inch-- he was so strong. He laughed at you, and then he turned to the door. With a wave of his hand, the door shuddered and glowed the same blue-white color that the sparks were from the wand. In a flash, the color faded, and the door opened slightly. Yunho went forward and pushed the door opened with ease. He turned to look at you, and he raised an eyebrow at you."What are you not impressed?" Yunho asked."That was supposed to impress me? I would of been more impressed if you didn't use magic," you replied boldly."Mmmm, you are a feisty one. I'm glad Hongjoong didn't kill you," Yunho replied as he walked into the house. You followed him inside the house and looked around the place. It's been so long since you've been here..."Who was he?" Yunho suddenly asked."What do you mean?" You said. His icy blue eyes stared into yours, and he closed the gap between you."He's still in your head... but he never came back. You still love him?" Yunho cupped your cheek and tilted his head to the side. You took a step back, can he read minds?"Ah. There's the fear. You lasted longer than I thought you would," he looked around the room."This will do. Let's get the others. Let's also relocate the buffet here as well.""You can read minds?" You blurted out. Yunho shot you a sinister smile, one that sent chills down your spine."There's a picture of the boy on that table, you wouldn't stop staring at it," Yunho said. He winked at you as he left, and you couldn't stop blushing from the embarrassment.